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  1. Computer animation | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 7, 2025 · computer animation, form of animated graphics using computers that replaced both “stop-motion” animation of scale-model puppets and hand-drawn animation of drawings. …

  2. History and development of animation | Britannica

    In Europe new animation alternatives to line drawing were developed, including animation using puppets (sometimes made from clay). In the late 20th century computer animation, as seen in …

  3. Motion capture | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    The technique of using real-life movement for animation can be traced back to the early 1910s and the invention of rotoscoping, in which an actor is filmed and then drawn over by animators …

  4. Animation - Stop-Motion, CGI, Claymation | Britannica

    Sep 12, 2025 · Computer techniques are commonly incorporated into traditional line animations, giving films such as Disney’s Mulan (1998) and Dreamworks’s The Road to El Dorado (2000) …

  5. Pixar | Summary, History, Movies, & Facts | Britannica Money

    Reorganizing to accommodate its new creative focus, Pixar spent much of the next several years working on Toy Story, which opened in theaters in 1995 as the first entirely computer …

  6. animation - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    With the development of computer technology, many animated films and TV shows have been made from computer-generated images (CGI; also known simply as computer animation).

  7. animation - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Scientists use computer animation to show things that people cannot easily see in real life. Such things include the movement of the solar system, weather patterns, and the inside of the …

  8. Animation | History, Movies, Television, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 24, 2025 · Animation is the art of making inanimate objects appear to move. Today, animation is used across movies, television, and other media, though its roots are, arguably, in the …

  9. Adobe Flash | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 11, 2025 · Adobe Flash, animation software produced by Adobe Systems Incorporated from 2005 to 2020. The development of Adobe Flash software can be traced back to American …

  10. John Lasseter | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 28, 2025 · John Lasseter (born January 12, 1957, Hollywood, California, U.S.) is an American animator widely credited with engineering the success of Pixar Animation Studios …